What Is It Worth?

What Is It Worth?

A poor in the hand is worth two in the theft

2005•1h 50m•6.5/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.5/10(20)

Free adaptation of Machado de Assis's short story "Pai Contra Mãe", having some of Nireu Cavalcanti's 18th Century chronicles as inspiration, the film traces parallels between life in during the slavery period and in modern Brazil.

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Production

Agravo Produções Cinematográficas

Language

PT

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Danton Mello

Danton Mello

Hector

Leona Cavalli

Leona Cavalli

Clara

Lázaro Ramos

Lázaro Ramos

Dido

Caio Blat

Caio Blat

Bira

Sílvio Guindane

Sílvio Guindane

Candinho

Zezé Motta

Zezé Motta

Joana Maria da Conceição

Marcélia Cartaxo

Marcélia Cartaxo

Adélia

Caco Ciocler

Caco Ciocler

Ricardo Pedrosa

Joana Fomm

Joana Fomm

Maria Amélia

Herson Capri

Herson Capri

Marco Aurélio Silveira

Ana Lúcia Torre

Ana Lúcia Torre

Maria Antônia do Rosário/ Noêmia

Antônio Abujamra

Antônio Abujamra

Manoel Fernandes

Ênio Gonçalves

Ênio Gonçalves

Dom Elísio

Bárbara Paz

Bárbara Paz

Ana Carbatti

Ana Carbatti

Arminda

Cláudia Mello

Cláudia Mello

Mônica Silveira

Miriam Pires

Miriam Pires

Judite

Umberto Magnani

Umberto Magnani

Figueiras

José Rubens Chachá

José Rubens Chachá

Delegado Batista

Lena Roque

Lena Roque

Lurdes

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